Volume I Issue 5 September 9, 196.1 CHICAGO CHURCH BECOMES A M!O'T'HER by Dick A lc;candcr "So we being many, are one body in Christ, and everyone members one of another." Romans 12:5 Since March 11, 1955 when the original fifteen assembled for the first meeting of God's Church in Chicago we had becn together as one church. But starting August 12, 1961 we have been divided as a church physically, but are still one body in Christ, During July God's Church here in Chicago \.'\d regular Sabbath attendance as high as .0 people. We had increased forty time!:', "r; er the original! Because of this growth, LIl" meeting hall became too small to hold all of God's people in the Chicago area on regular Sabbaths and it was difficult for our ministers to keep the close contact necessary with the members. The,refore the decision was made to divide the church with part of the membership meeting at the Union Hall in LaGrange, Illinois. The approximate dividing line determining which Church to be attended is alQng Harlem avenue and 135th street Anyone living south of 135th street or west of Harlem attends the church in LaGrange'. All others are attending Wozniak's unless travel time indicates an exception. 242 people attended the first meeting in LaGrange whe~re it was announced that Bible Study each Wednesday and Spokesman's Club ~y"tm,o SSnSr-a.ta1e~ Huali J'&n-S~ ; Saturday and Sunday nights will still be held at Wozniak's hall. "TlME FOR A. -CHANGE" Our pastor, Mr. Dean Blackwell, will bo by Edward Rudicel Alkaline and Acid Foods in charge' of all Churches in this area an ~ Mr. Dewey said it, but Chicago's Spokes by Dr. Kenneth May will alternate with our other ministers in man's clubs are putting it into practice. preaching at the two Chicago Churches. In July 30th ushered in new administrations. From the cradle to the grave, the body the future it is planned to have, one elder Pounding the gavel for the Saturday is fighting acid blood. Our greatest problem I charge of each of the two Churches. nighters is Mr. Martin FiJippello, one of is kec'ping the blood alkaline; this is the We have come to know and love each our junior deacons who ne,ver shies at the secret of good health and long life. An other here in the Chicago area and it is hurdles, As a competent aide to him in abundance of alkaline food will make and going to feel strange and sad not to sc':) keeping the meetings rolling, Mr. Clare'nce l~eep the' blood alkaline and will promote good .",y familiar faces each Sabbath. Let us Svehla is se,rving as vice-president. Mr. health and long life, barring accident. '». c revert to one of the world's adagc's of Svehla is one of the newest deacons whose God has provided the human body with "Out of sight, out of mind", but instead past preformances have fitted him for let us continue to be truly one body in Christ, Continued on page z Continued on page 4 THE SPOKESMAN STAFF Editar-in-Chief ___________ Dean Blackw.ell Advisars _____________ Raymand ~aensples PhillIp Fawler Wilbur Ball Managing Editar ____________ Phil Fawl~r News Editar ______________ Kenne·th E.1hs Copy Editor ____________ Edward Rudlcel Make-Up Editor ____________ Alan GregaI' Reporters Elisha Crim, Vernon Johnson, Fred Mancewicz, Edwin Marrs, Clarence Svehla, John Freel, MaceO' Ha.mptan D i c k Alexander, Elame Tkadh Carnelia Hendersan Art _____ ~ __________________ Jahn Maare Spansar ________ ChicagO' Spakesman Club EDITORIAL . .. EDITORIAL .. -0 THE TIME IS NOW In an arganizatian same years agO', ane af the mare cRpable men whO' was nat respanding to training very well, made, the statement that he wauld nat want to' have the jab af a manager in that arganizatian. When asked why, he answered, "NO' par; ticular reasan, it just daesn't appeal tame'.' The truth cauld well have been that he realized haw much labar and re~iPonsibility are invalved in managerial wark and chase to' seek the line af least re'sistance. This situatian is nat canfined to' men labaring far their livelihaads, but i.s faund in any graup af individuals argamzed far an ultimate abje'ctive. In almast every case the administrative functiansof an arganizatian are handled by a small graup af dedicated, yielded individuals whO' carry the burden far the entire graup. Because af their effarts the arganizatian survives and even pragresses. Let us imagine, thaugh, that such an arganizatian was campased wholly af persans giving their absolute best in every phase af their respansibility within the graup. . There is nO' limit to' what a small, dedIcated body af peaple' can dO' when it paals its effarts far the benefit af all. Yet again, petty and selfish excuses are' given by peaple claiming a lack af tim~ to'.serve and shawing an attitude af gettIng mste'ad af giving, thereby being deadwaad and halding back full pragress. Perhaps yau have naticed a strang, highlykindle, d spirit grawing in the ChicagO' area Church af Gad. This spirit is ane af burning zeal and dEdicatian to' the physical pragress and to' spiritual grawth, in preparatian far the tremendaus jab Gad has in stare far the Church he'l'e in this Mid-western Babylan. This then pases the questian, "What are YOU daing to' help, to' push anward, to' add to' the farward pragress af the Church?" Yau are' asked to' answer this all impartant questian NOW!! Unless yau can came up with pasitive answers yO'U had better seek help immediately. THIS CHURCH IS GOING FORWARD! Are yau gO'ing to' graw with it, ar fall intO' the categO'ry af hearers instead O'f daers? The answer is up to' yau-ACT NOW! FOODS Continued frO-in page 1 twa separate digestive, pracesses: an acid pracess far digesting prateins and an alkaline pIocess far carbO'hydrates. Proteins are' digested principally in the s~O'mach by the gastric juices which are narmally strangly acid in the healthy stama" h and cantain free hydrochloric acid. Carbahydrates, the sugar and starch faads, are' not digested in the stamach. Their pracessing begins in the muuth and cantinues in the small intestine by alkaline dige'stive juices which cO'nsist mainly af secretians fram the pancreas, an endacrine' gland. Naw this is what happens whe·n yaur stamach, secreting its acid juices to' digest prateins, is canfranted with a lO'ad af starch faad at the same time. The carbO'hydrates automatically restrict the se~aetian af the stamach acid juices. The laad af starch alw cambines with same af the already-se'~reted hydrachlaric acid in the stO'mach that was intended far the prO'teins, and the starch carries the acid intO' the small intestinE, where all is suppased to' be alkaline far pracessing the starches. The balance O'f the pancreatic harmanes and E·nzymes is upset. Sa when we eat cancentrated starches with 'a protein meal, we disturb the dige~stian O'f bath typcs af fO'O'ds. Result-we lO'se the maximum naurishment we' shauld O'btain from pratein food~. and. we burden the intestinal tract with an impraperly digested meoal. This leaves the faads O'nly partially digested and produces gas pains, belching and prabablv canstipatiO'n. EXAMPLE: Prepare at least twa meals a day araund a protein faad, such as flesh, argan meats, fish, paultry, eggs 0'1' che€se, cambined with fresh vegetables 0'1' caaked fruits. This combination allaws the twa digestiVE.' pracesses to' functian praperly, assures yau a regular intake af essential minerals, proteins and vitamins. An excellmt way af eating far health is to' avO'id m:xtures O'f cancentrated starch with acid fruits and prateins at the same meal. This rule is not ro~ammended far general me-anly far thase prepared to' exercise a great deal af self-cantral 0'1' for thase, who, having lost their health, are determined to' make every effart to' re'gain it. Thase suffering fram vari().us farms af in ciigmtian will find excellent relief by abserving this rule. Hawever, "the fewer mixtures the be·tter." Potatoes are nat a cancentrated starch. When they are caaked in the skins and the skIns eaten they are a valuable saurce af bono and nerve-building elements. They yield mare iran and B vitamins than dO' milled cereals. All these valuable elements are last if the' patataes are pealed befare caoking. The potatO' is a great alkalizer and daes cambine with pratein. Therefare in sel£ding a diet it is necessary to' see that we have more basic foads-alka line rather than acid faads. The' faads cantaining minerals and vitamins must be in eXcess af thase cantaining carbohydrates, TRIPLE TREATS by Edward Rudicel Samething new has been added! The night af July 26th braught three-fald ple'asure to' all in attendance': news fram the field; anather study pravaking se5sian in the baak af Acts; and vicariaus taur~. ('''Ambassadar Callege campus in En5~':' and views af paints af interest in cantinental Eurape. Mr. Gearge Meeker and Mr. Ted Efimav enlivened these "slide trips" with persanal narratians. Gad's wark is SURGING ahead! Each week brings us news af warries changed intO' jay! We learned af a yaung cauple maving to' Halland whO' had THRILLED at being able to' hear "The Warld Tamorraw" again: their ears were first tuned to' the Truth while they had drunk in the GaO'd News beamed fram Habart, Tasmania. The scatte'red flack has been blessed with faur mare falds! GO'd's Church at Little Rack, Arkansas began with an attendance af 183 whO' had been LONGING far a faithful shephe-rd. In Memphis, Tennsesee were 180 whase ears and hearts (lad had apened: these hungry sauls rejaiced that He ha<1 blessed them with the chance far Closcl' fe,llawship. Added to' the Mid-western circuit is aur sister church in Sauth Bend, Indiana -165 were gathered far the first Sabbath service there. The newest church is a branch af the main ChicagO' church and meets in LaGrange. At its first Sabbath service 242 peaplE' attended. Many af aur bretheren in Christ whO' had nat been able to' share --.;r spiritual feasts each Sabbath n011! can k/... .v the jay and grO'wth which wee·kly assoc-..... tians bring. Althaugh we dO' miss se",n',~ these familiar faces, we are' gladdened because of their added happiness. Visiting in the ChicagO' are-a recently was Mr. Carl Mc Nair whO' stapped here near tho clase af the baptising taur he was leading in the narthern sectian af the U.S. Thase whO' hE'ard his camments and staries received much insight and understanding af the wark. AlsO' visiting during Augnst has been Mr. Frank Mc Crady, whO' had been leading the baptising taur cavering the' central partiun af aur cauntry. Event by event, led by aur pastaI' we in this area have rE,lived the stimulating stary of ever i',creasing scape af Christ's Church fram Pentec1st, A.D. 31, thraugh the beginnings af perse'cutians. Manth by mO'nth the fields ripen untO' harvest, As God grants the increase, aurs is the rewarding labar af helping to' reap thE' fruit af His sawing--the praduce watered by His ministers. All araund the world Gad IS calling His awn; mare than ever befare our big time' far us to' launch out and SERvE! fats and prateins. Far thO'se in narmal w€·ight and heah.. , the ratiO' may be 75% alkaline to' 25% aci 0'1' three to' ane. Far thase underweight, the ratiO' shauld be 80% to' 20'/0 0'1' faur ..t,"--'7r.e. For thase averwe·ight the ratiO' shallI" he 70% to' 30% 0'1' 7 to' 3, appraximately three to' ane. CHURCH PICNIC AT RIVERV~EW PARK by Elisha Crim Do you remember the early morning of ':'nday, July 30 in Chicago? How dark it became because of heavy black clouds that had formed in preparation for a heavy rainstorm! There w€'re sharp flashes of lightning and loud thunderings; after which it began to rain. That was the day the Colored brethren had scheduled a picnic at Riverview Park Everyono was prepared and looking for ward to that day with enthusiasm. Many of us had prayed for and expected a beautiful day. Was God going to answer our prayers, or did HIC' care whether or not we had a picnic? Would God bother to make a change in the weather with all the v€·ry important things He had to attend to for a few people who wante j to have a picnic? As the rain continued, members began Lo call and ask, "Well, what are we going to do now?" They wore told to continue Lo prepare for the picnic. So while rain was falling, baskets were being prepared. The rain ceased in some sections of the· city but continued to pour in others. As the hour approached for us to go tJ tho park, th() rain stopped completely and the sun began to shine. By the time ever y~ had arrlv~d at th~ park, the day W '.18 "._urkling with beauty and it seemed to be ,iY' ) most bea'Jtiful day wo had had all the As the fod was being placed upon the tables, and the icc·-cream freezers turned, there was a picture of happiness and everyone commo:1ted on how good it was to he together on this occasion. Some of the members bId how th!:!] feit about tho weather we had had a few hours previously and how God had tested our faith. The food was delicious and therE) was plenty for everyone. The oatstanding treat was the· wonderful h :;memade ic-cream pt'epared by Mrs. Lula Bell Johnston, who is known for her talent in this field. After enj:qin:\' o~.ll· meal, some wE·nt for sight-seeing walks and others found enjoym3nt on tho rides. Parents took their children on the rides and the little ones were thrilled and amused. It was a great joy to see them riding the m3rry-go-roLlnd or little boats with expressions of ha ppiness and joy on their beaming faces. After the rides and tour werE) complete(i, we came back to the tables and learned Llnt we h:ld several gallons of iced custal'd th;:.~ ln d to bo frozen into ice cream. •. ·",ve any of you brethren tried to freeze ice cream in a manual freezer without ice cream salt? It is impossible. We were O~lt BIT OF THE PAST GREETINGS: If you want to rea.d something very intere. sting to make you realize how fast this old world is spinning, see if you can find a copy of Mrs. Owens New Cook Book and Complete Household Manual, published in 1899. I found this book in the house when we moved. It was autographed by Mrs. Owe'l1s to Mr. Benjamine Levering in 1902 (we bought the house from Mr. Levering in 1944). For a sample . . "The five food principles: wate'r , pmteins, fats, carbohydrates and salts or mineral matter." (What! no vitamins?) "How shall we know if we are in our best condition? First, we shall not be thinking about it at all .. (how times have changed) .. "We shall not mind about the quality of our food very much. Life will h~ld other pleasures for us .. (Mrs. Owens would be in a differing world if she were alivo today to read all the ads about FOOD). J"bre from her cookbook. ' "The Egyptians were great bread eaters at the·ir feasts, a·"cording to Apollonius, and used the very simplmt food .. in the early days of Rome the principle food was a gruel made of barley with greens and other vegetables .. meat was used sparingly .. the chafing dish has bExm used in some form or other since the days of Homer, 850 B.C. She also mentions, "Before the next deoeade it is altogether likely that cooking will be dono by electricity in many homes." Her cookbook is j ust filled with information that has been long lost, but is still very gooel for us to know today. I thought you might bo interested in this bit of the past. With love, Grandma "Kit" Henderson of ice cream salt and could not buy any there at thE) Park Restaurant. What would we do now? Well, we enjoyed homemade, oxtra thick milk-shakes. We were delighted to have an outstanding visitor enjoying the picnic with us, Mr. Charles E. N. Okpe·la, from Nigeria. Mr. Okpela is an educational administrator attending Chicago University studying for his Doctorate. We asked him many questions and le.arned some very interesting things about Nigeria and Africa. Around 5 :30 P.M. wo left for home, with a feeling of happiness and thankfulness brocause God had proven Himself to be concc ·rne:i about His people. He answered our prayers and gave us a beautiful day. He made a change in the weather for somo of His people who wanted to have a picnic! IN PRISON! A group of 30 men and women from the Chicago Church of God huddled in the shadow of the wall outside the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet-Stateville branch. They were led from the parked vehicles that brought them, into a small examination station where the men and women were separated, identification forms filled out, the Illinois State Prison mark stamped on the·ir hands, and many of their personal possessions, including stamps and writing instruments. taken from them. They were searched carefully and led into a fenced-in area and told to form a column of 2's prior to passing through the towering (more than 30-feet high) walls. There they stood with grim expressions quie·tly enduring the cold wind and driving sleet while a captain of the guards outlined the rules and explained what they would see and should do. From there· they passed into the main office building (part of the front wall) through stone corridors, upstairs, past a sand table model of the prison and through the thre-e case-hardened steel gates. The first was clanged shut behind them before the second gate was opened. Then the second gate was opened. Then the second one was locked behind them as the third was opened and more watchful brown uniformed guards materialized and flanged out along the line as it was again led into the outdoors -within the walls! A few hundred yards away, on a rbibon of walk crossing an immaculate grassy field, another line of people in 2's lounged. They were. clad in the blue denim je·ans and jackets of the largest security penal institution of Illinois. The guards didn't even seem aware of this other column as they described and indicated the prison hospital, chapel and guard towers. Suddenly a distant command was given and the column in blue came to attention and marched off -drawing many glances from the civilian clothed group standing on the covered walk. Then the group of church membe·rs was led to the prison dining hall. They were shown the large circular room with a guard tower in the center where the meals are served and convicts sit under close supervision (under the threat of rifle or tear gas fire). The bakery was in one room attached to the perimeter of the messhall and some of the 720 loves of bread baked daily could be· seen. The inmates and guards in charge of baking were dressed in clean white uniforms as were. the cooks in the hugh kitchen next door. The' institution's posted menu se·emed plain but adequate. The group was then taken to a four-tier circular cell house in which 647 inmates we.re crowded. All cells could be viewed from the floor neoar the (now becoming familiar) center guard tower. Each cell was 6' x 9' containing three bunks, chest of drawers, water close·t, basin, mirror and radio earphones as well as three prisoners all crushed into it. Everything was clean and neat as an example of the strictly-enforced discipline (To be continued) MR. AND MRS MEEKER WELCOMED TIME FOR A CHANGE Continued From Page 1 BACK T'O CHICAGO AREA greater usefulness. To distribute the op by Wilbur Ball Mr. George A. Me!(!ker is indeed not new to the older Chicago Church members. This is the third time that we in Chicago have been blessed with his ministry and labor among us. For the bene['it of all, here are a few facts about Mr. Meeker and his wife, Karen. Mr. Meeke'r was born and reared in Kansas City. After completing high school, he worked for two years for a wholesale drug company. Be'coming acquainted with Ambassador College he was convinced it would be a good college to attend because of its high standards and unique philosophy of life and living. The idea of be~oming a minister never occured to him until he was well along in college. Then God opened his mind fully so he could be used in His great work. He was ordained January 22, 1955. Mr. Meeker's first assignment wa'l to assist in establishing the Church and business office in England. He aided the late, Mr. Richard D. Armstrong on this mission, spending about one and one-half years in England. He was then transferred to the U.S. on a nation-wide baptising tour: He arrived in Chicago for the first time in 1957. After four months of assisting Mr. Blackwell, he returned to England with Mr. Ernest Martin to expand the work in the London business office. (At present the office handles more th~n 1200 letters weekly from Great Britain, Europe, the Middle East and Africa). Mr. Meeker was the controller. Recently the Bible Study group saw slides of the chuches in England and of Ambassador College. Mr. Meeke-r also pointed out the tremendous growth of the work in England. London, with 130 members; Bristol, with 35: Man chester, with 50; Birminghom, with 60. After completing one semester of post graduate work at Pasadena he returned to Chicago the se~ond time. However, it was not to be for long. January of 1960, he was on his way back to England, this time to be minister of the Bristol Church and associate minister of the' London, Birmingham and Manchester Churches. His other duties consisted of being controlle-r of the college and minister of the scatterd brethren in Scotland and Ireland. A big highlight in Mr. Meeker's life occured during this most recent stay in England when he married Karen Kunkel. After completing three years at Ambasssador in Pasadna, and because of he'r outstanding work, she was permitted to go to England for l1er final year -which proved to be a blessing for her and for Mr. Meeker. Welcome to Mr. Meeker for the third time! With his wide background of knowledge, experience and travel, Mr. Meeker will surely be of benefit to all of us. We hope this stay will be long and happy. portunitie'3 is Mr. Harold Carmony, acting as secretary for this fast-moving set -a slow writer wouldn't stand a chance! Th, man with the' money is none other than Mr. Charles Morgan. As others have learnel. treasurer has more to do than to "take '"_ the cash." Riding he'rd on these lively lads, Mr. George Gibbs will be responsible for orderly procedure in his bailiwick as sergeant- at-arms. Not to be outdistanced by their energetic brothers, the Sunday section is showing more pep. Leader of this eager crowd is M:r. John Kreidich -a "loaner" from the Saturday group. Giving him aid and comfort is Mr. Elisha Crim, vice-president. Mr. Crim is one stalwart who also has served well in past assignments. Engaged in the head-cracking task of being an efficient secretary we-find Mr. John Garms. AI· though he had seemed to be a "slow mover" during the first ye'ar, Mr. Garms has been closing the gap; this added duty he should take in stride. Mr. Oscar Olson was appointed to grasp the drooping purse-strings in his new role as treasurer. Incoming sergeant-at-arms, Mr. Ge-ne Madison, is (as is Mr. Gibbs in his domain) responsible for the comfort and behavior of his charges, AND for the rEx!ognizing and welcoming of all guests. N ow that new leadership has been appointed, both sedions of a club still UNIT ED in purpoSe are digging in to meet iC challenges which surely lie ahead. The J:,'~t four months have set a gruelling pacf 1,deed, but months to como can spark a greater surge: OUR ZEAL will make it so! CHICAGO·MIDWEST SPOKESMAN 411 SOUTH CICERO Chicago, Illinois